Sentence examples of "for some time" in English

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He walked on for some time. Il continua son chemin pendant un moment.

We listened to her for some time. Nous l'écoutâmes quelque temps.

I will have to be away for some time. Je vais devoir m'absenter quelque temps.

Miniskirts have been out of date for some time. Les minijupes n'ont plus été en vogue depuis quelque temps.

They had been thinking about it for some time. Ils y avaient songé depuis un bout de temps.

I sat for some time and then went away. Je m'assis pour quelque temps, puis partis.

Having walked for some time, we came to the lake. Ayant marché quelque temps, nous arrivâmes au lac.

He lived in France for some time, then went to Italy. Il vécut en France quelque temps, puis alla en Italie.

For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier. Pour une certaine raison le microphone ne marchait pas tout à l'heure.

Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future. Les voyages spatiaux seront devenus banals quelque part dans le futur.

For some reason, her husband seemed to dislike that she spoke of me. In truth, she talked too much about me. Pour quelque raison, son mari semblait ne pas aimer qu'elle parle de moi. En vérité, elle parlait trop à mon propos.

It took me some time to persuade her. Il m'a fallu du temps pour la convaincre.

Would you care for some more cake? Voudriez-vous davantage de gâteau ?

It took me some time to learn how to drive a car. Cela m'a pris quelque temps pour apprendre à conduire une voiture.

She looks blue for some reason. Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais elle semble déprimée.

It will take some time before he understands it. Cela prendra du temps avant qu'il comprenne ça.

For some strange reason I talk to me dogs with an Irish accent. Par quelque étrange raison, je parle à mes chiens avec l'accent irlandais.

I have some time, but never very much... J'ai un peu de temps, mais toujours pas beaucoup...

She asked him for some money to buy a new dress. Elle lui demanda de l'argent pour acheter une nouvelle robe.

It'll take some time to get used to wearing a wig. Ça prendra un peu de temps pour s'habituer à porter une perruque.

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